Method and system for remote playback of a DVD
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1. A method for a first device remotely playing back a DVD or VCD at a second device said method comprising:
- receiving information, comprising DVD or VCD presentation data, from said second device;
decoding part of said DVD or VCD presentation data by said first device; and
processing said part for display.
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Abstract
The present invention provides techniques, including a system and method, for remote playback of a DVD. In an embodiment a remote playback system has some components of a DVD player software executing on at least one client device and other components on at least one server device. DVD control and navigation commands as well as presentation data are transferred between clients and servers. Thus users can control, navigate and playback DVD presentation data from a server device with a DVD drive on client devices located anywhere as long as they are connected to the server through a network.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for a first device remotely playing back a DVD or VCD at a second device said method comprising:
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receiving information, comprising DVD or VCD presentation data, from said second device;
decoding part of said DVD or VCD presentation data by said first device; and
processing said part for display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing presentation data from a first computer, comprising a DVD or CD drive, to a second computer, comprising a GUI remote control, said method comprising:
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receiving a command from said GUI remote control;
executing said command by a navigator module operating on said first computer, wherein said navigator module selects said presentation data; and
encrypting said presentation data before sending said presentation data to said second computer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for sending presentation data from a DVD or CD drive at a server to a client, comprising:
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a remote command handler for receiving a command from a graphical user interface;
a navigator module for processing said command and selecting presentation data from said DVD or CD drive; and
a network encryption module for encrypting and sending said presentation data to said client via a communications network.
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17. A client system for remote playback of a DVD or VCD at a server device by a client device connected to said server device via a communications network, comprising:
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a network decryption module for decrypting presentation data from said server device;
said decoder for decoding part of said decrypted presentation data; and
a display connected to said client device for displaying said part after decoding. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A system for remote playback of a DVD, comprising:
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a server device comprising;
a DVD drive, DVD navigator software, and a network module for sending presentation data from said DVD drive, wherein said presentation data is selected by said DVD navigator software; and
a client device for receiving said presentation data, comprising;
a graphical user interface for accepting a playback command entered by a user to control said DVD navigator software in said server device;
a demultiplexer for distributing a part of said presentation data to a decoder; and
a display for displaying said part after decoding. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A system for providing both server and client functions for playback of a DVD or VCD, comprising:
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a DVD or CD drive for playback of said DVD or VCD by a local client or a remote client;
a remote command handler for receiving commands from said remote client and sending commands to a remote server;
a network interface module for receiving presentation data from said remote server; and
a multicast module for sending presentation data from said DVD or CD drive to one or more remote clients.
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24. A home networking system for a user viewing on a display, connected to a client device at a first location, presentation data of a DVD or VCD loaded on a DVD or VCD drive on a server device at a second location, comprising:
a home networking device connecting a server device to said client device via a communications link;
wherein said server device sends said presentation data from said DVD or VCD to said client device; and
wherein said client device decodes part of said presentation data for displaying on said display.- View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A method for a plurality of client devices playing back a DVD loaded in a DVD drive of a server device, comprising:
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receiving a playback command from a client device of said plurality of client devices by said server device;
responsive to said playback command, retrieving presentation data from said DVD; and
multicasting said presentation data to said plurality of client devices.
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28. A computer program product, comprising code stored in a computer readable medium, for providing presentation data from a first device, comprising a DVD drive, to a second device, comprising a GUI remote control, said code comprising:
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code for receiving a command from said GUI remote control;
code for executing said command by a navigator module operating on said first device, wherein said navigator module selects said presentation data; and
code for encrypting said presentation data before sending said presentation data to said second device.
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29. A computer program product, comprising code stored in a computer readable medium, for a first device remotely playing back a DVD at a second device, said code comprising:
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code for receiving information, comprising DVD presentation data, from said second device;
code for decoding part of said DVD presentation data by said first device; and
code for processing said part for display.
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